Nkusu FELELO (Bas-Congo, 1914 – 1995, Kinshasa, DRC) - Lot 20

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Nkusu FELELO (Bas-Congo, 1914 – 1995, Kinshasa, DRC) - Lot 20
Nkusu FELELO (Bas-Congo, 1914 – 1995, Kinshasa, DRC) Untitled (Forest). Oil on canvas mounted on panel. 68 x 47 cm. Signed lower right and dated 1985. One of the doyens of modern Congolese painting In 1958 he participated in the Brussels Universal Exhibition and in 1966 his works were presented at the first festival of the black arts in Dakar. Nkusu is also deeply religious. This aspect of his personality appears in his many religiously inspired paintings. Living very close to the simple and traditional life, In 1978, the AICA/Zaire awarded him the Golden Palette, an insignia that rewards artists who have been active for at least thirty years...
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